Highlights
- A lucky gamer stumbled upon a Game Boy travel case at a swap meet that contained the original system and classic games from the 90s, serving as a nostalgic time capsule for Nintendo fans.
- The Game Boy offered iconic titles like Pokemon and Super Mario, as well as third-party games for broad appeal, many of which were found inside the case.
A lucky Nintendo fan struck a goldmine of nostalgia on a recent shopping trip with an old Game Boy travel case full of not just the system itself, but a ton of classic games from multiple different franchises as well. The entire set is seemingly in great condition, making it a preserved time capsule of nostalgia from the mid-1990s that is sure to make any avid Nintendo fan excited.
Released all the way back in 1989, the original Game Boy was a staple for a lot of childhoods, as it was the home to myriad iconic games like the classic Pokemon Red & Blue and Super Mario Land, among various others. Of course, the system received a lot of third-party offerings too, making its library very diverse and ensuring that it had something to appeal to as many people as possible, which is a likely reason for its massive success.
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That’s why Reddit user wowbobwow was so excited to share their find in the r/gaming subreddit on which they posted a video of the case with the Game Boy and numerous games inside, along with a list of each one. Apparently, they found the item at a swap meet entirely by chance and were expecting just an empty case, only to be pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be full of games and the system itself.
A Treasure Trove of Classic Game Boy Titles
The user shows off some of the games they found in their video, which include some classic Game Boy titles like Wario Land, Final Fantasy, Adventure Island, Tecmo Bowl, and numerous others from what seems to be the original owner’s personal collection. Needless to say, the variety of games found inside the case is fairly wide, ranging from sidescrolling adventure games to puzzle and sports titles.
A full list of the games found include:
- Final Fantasy
- Paperboy
- Double Dragon
- Yoshi’s Cookie
- Dr. Mario
- Super Mario Land (three copies)
- Super Mario Land 2
- Game and Watch Gallery
- Game and Watch Gallery 2
- The Legend of Zelda DX
- Adventure Island
- Daedalian Opus
- Wario Land
- Donkey Kong Land
- Tetris Attack (two copies)
- Skate or Die: Bad N Rad
- PAC-Man
- SolarStriker
- Solitaire FunPak
- Alleyway
- Stargate
- Mickey’s Dangerous Chase
- Bart Simpson’s Escape From Camp Deadly
- Jeopardy!
- Word Zap
- WWF Super Stars
- Tecmo Bowl
- NFL Football
- Golf
- Blades of Steel
- Arcade Classic 1: Asteroids & Missile Command
- Arcade Classic 2: Centipede & Millipede
Users in the comments on the original post were impressed with the user’s find, with several making nostalgic reflections on their own Game Boy collections from when they were younger. One user pointed out that the games found in the case seem to imply that it wasn’t someone trying to collect rare titles, but rather just a person who owned and played the games casually, grabbing whichever ones appealed to them.
In any case, thrift shops, swap meets, and garage sales are popular spots for retro gaming finds just like this one, so it may come as no surprise that something like this showed up at one of them. Stories of gamers finding rare or valuable gaming hardware or classic systems are fairly common, but that seemingly never takes away from the joy people feel when stumbling upon them.
Game Boy
Nintendo’s original Game Boy was part of the fourth generation of consoles and was the first time the company attempted to create a handheld gaming system. It was beloved by players and managed to spawn a successful line of upgraded Game Boys in the future.
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Original Release Date
- July 31, 1989